We have all come across this situation one time or the other. We are driving our motorcycles and pull up right behind an overloaded truck that is spewing smoke from its exhaust. We cautiously take a peek to see whether there is any oncoming traffic and try to pass the truck before our face turns [...]
“You can build a Mosque at ground zero when we can build a Synagogue in Mecca” read the sign carried by one of the protesters. They protesters were trying to pressurize the city of New York and prevent the city from granting permission to build a 13 story Islamic community center a few blocks from [...]
A day before Pakistani citizen Ajmal Amir Kasab was sentenced to death by the Indian courts another terrorist with Pakistani connections, Faisal Shahzad, was arrested by the American government for trying to set off a bomb in Times Square New York. Pakistan has quickly distanced itself from both these individuals. So far Pakistan has not [...]
Steve Waugh said today that Sachin Tendulkar is a great batsman but Don Bradman is the greatest. I am a fan of cricket and of baseball. Both these games are related (Baseball is an offshoot of Cricket) and use similar terminologies. Both are summer games and in both cases tradition plays an important factor. In [...]
Saturday was the spring equinox and the official start of spring in the United States. Spring equinox is when the day and night are equal in the northern hemisphere. It was a beautiful day. There was no cloud in the sky and the temperature reached as high as 73 degree Fahrenheit. I am glad the [...]
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue is published once a year by Sports Illustrated magazine. Sports Illustrated (SI as it is popularly known) has a circulation of about 3 million and its web site (www.si.com) is one of the most popular websites in the world. The annual swim suite issue is one of the most eagerly [...]
I was at a customer’s house finishing up my work when I heard her saying “are you sure you don’t want coffee?” I had already declined her initial offer. I normally do not socialize with my customers. I looked at her and felt a little sorry for her. She was a widow and living alone [...]
In an editorial on Saamana (Shiv Sena party mouthpiece) Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray has mentioned that “fundamentalist Muslims are the biggest threat to the country and that we need to fight against it”. He added that “Except some like Salim Khan, Javed Akhtar, Mukhtar Abbas and Farooq Abdullah, the rest are trying to destroy [...]
The United Nations came into existence in 1945. There are currently 192 member states that are part of the United Nations. The UN’s annual budget is approximately 4 billion dollars. The UN is financed by a combination of assessed and voluntary contribution from all its
